Relationship Between Criteria and (CR) Program

Criteria Program Example (Advanced Placement)

College Ready
Knowledge Depending on the AP courses - some (Math) involve less analytical skills
and Skills Others (Biology) emphasize conceptual understanding of a the topic (Byrd, et al, 2007)
Embedded in Criticisms of AP include student misperceptions on what the courses offer. Most students are not
Curriculum interested in intellectual curiosity of the subject, but see AP courses as a way to strengthen college
applications, therefore demand side driven (Finn & Winkley, 2009)

Student and Under this criteria's definition, no such components exist in the AP system
Teacher
Support
Structure

Testing is based on course

Tests are multiple choice and/or essay (timed)
Comprehensiv Content based and analytic assessment
e Assessment (Byrd, et al, 2007)
System "provides a standardized, external measure of proficiency in the subject area" (Ewing, 2006, p 2)
Although research suggests that AP exam scores predict success in college (Hargrove, et al, 2008;
Ewing,2006), the testing system is not diagnostic

Roots of the AP program involved alignment between secondary and post-secondary curriculum
K-16 Use of vertical teams to align K-12 with college level learning - the pre-AP program for younger
Alignment of students (College Board website)
Standards http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/program/history/8019.html
Curriculum AP exams used as basis for college admission decisions and college credit depending on exam score
and
Assessment (Ewing, 2006)

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Longitudinal N/A
K-16 Data
Tracking
System
State College N/A
Readiness
Budget

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